Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-04

Theatre tod Skating Rink) last night.
The hall was packed with people by 5
o'clock Fully 100 were present and
large crowds were turned away. Lee
Camp Drum Corps furnished music.
The meeting was called TO order by
Mr. John King, after which Governor
Lee, who acted as chairman. came for
ward on the stage amid loud cheers and
said
GOVERNORS REMARKS.
Fellow. Citizens You have heard, !
suppose, Of the old preacher who, when
he said Il pass as he was going from
one section of his sermon 10 another
and a man in the gallery yelled out :
II You pass, I'll make it spades -
Well, my friends, when the Re
form party or the Republican party,
or Whatever you call it, passes out, the
/ Democratic party will make it spades
and Will dig their graves so deep nobody
will ever hear of them again. Laugh-
ter i came here tonight in an unofli-
cial capacity, and only as q Democratic
lctlZen, and | am glad to have such a
magnificent audience before me and to
see enthusiasm flashing in every
eye. But | arose to perform a
duty. 1 was about to intro
ducc, but he needs no introduction
TO q Virginia audience He is man
who is always booted and spurrod and
armed in the cause of Democracy, and
with eloquent voice and brave blade is
here tonight TO expose the foes Of Demo
cracy, whether called Malone Rcpubli-
cans or Ugwisc Ecformcrs. ! present TO
You and "A valuable present to any
audience he is-my friend Hon. John W
Daniel, OF Lynchburg.
MAJOR DANIEL.
As Major Daniel came forward he re-
/ oeiycd quite an ovation OF applause and
II was some time before he could pro.
| cccd.
In beginning his speech he said he
felt a sense Of pride at being presented
/ by the Governor Of Virginia to SO large
body of Democratic voters. The
next thing in this world to be
Dg Christitn-a follower Of the
| lo8lv jesus was 10 he good Demo
crAt one who has faith III the sove-
reiguty Of the people, and who believes
IN honesty and clean government for
all. The Democratic party is the
graudest organization IN the world, he
sald " You may talk about the march
OF Napoleon to Moscow and Marathon
to the sea, but the existence nnd growth
Of the Democratic party is the finest pic
turc of patriotism an artist could give on
canvass, and despite the fact that the
executive chair Of this State is filled by
d Democratic Governor that there are
two hundred and fifty pounds Of as solid
"a Democratic President as ever
sat in the presidential chair, yet the
party is only 'on half-shell now 1t
uas only one foot III the stirrup,
and it cannot get the other foot
m as long - the Republican 5 nate sits
IN Washington And though there Is
some unjust dissatisfaction with the
present administration, yet no one can
charge tina: an undcmOcrltic law had
passed either the Legislature or Congress
since N4honci-m had been thrown out.
The people want an aggressive party,
not defensive one, continued Major
Daniel and he slil he believed he could
SHOW that the Democratic party was the
most aggressive of the age.
FORWARD.
1t had, SAID Major Daniel, taken no
step backward 1t was slowly pushing
on, aud thc patient watcher would see
his fondest hopes consumhatcd III good
time. The Democratic party is not per
feet. You can only Judge it 10y compari-
son. aud 10y the side of the Republicln
party any intelligent man would bowill-
ING 10 say to the Democrats "Well
done, good and faithful servants. Con
tlnue in the trust you have accepted
from the people.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
MAJOR Daniel then proceeded to show
how in the one short year that the Demo
Gratis had been in power that 100, ,OOO,OO
acres Of land had been redeemed from
monopolistic grasp; how the eife;c no
bility of Europe had striven 10 buy up
lands IN Nebraska and elsewhere, but
tbat the Forty-ninth Congress had
foilcd this scheme by inscrlblng
on the ttatute-books that hereafter
in America no alien should acquire one
loot Of American soil. OF course, the
emigraDt is welcOme-the ingenious
Frenchman, the sturdy German, the
Genial son of ireland. These men build
no the land, and America IS glad to see
them when they swear allegiance to the
laws OF the land.
FARMING INTERESTS.
For the farmer a law had been
PASSED. said Major Daniel, to eXtlrpate
pleuro-pneumona amOuG cattle. A bill
had also been passed III the House pro,
vidinc for secretary of agriculture ana
labor AS a cabinet minister, and when
to.morrov the Cabinet meets that officer
would he there il the bill had not been
LAID in the tomb of the cApulets by the
Remblicau Senate.
DISSATISFIED WORRlSGMEN.
In regard to the workingmen MAJOR
Daniel said he had heard there was some
dissatisfaction among them III the Dem
ocrotir party. The leaders OF these,
me was sure. were only soreheaded peo-
nle made so because they did not secure
eo,9e advancement or some Office they
tborobt thev ought to have but were
no, worthy Of. in this connection he
va wsntrd to say word about the
local pres. He had very yn, great St
respect for the press but ne
must protest against this habit OF muir
dering the Kings English by calling
these men Reiormers. They had courted
the Democratic maiden with all the Hat
terv they could command, and when she
failed to receive their attention iayors-
bly thew had gone to the kitchen where
Dinah was. Laughter J All OF them
had been Democrats. Even Malone
had come 10 the people and said " Make
me your Democratic Governor"
The speaker thought the word De De
formers would be better name lot theSe
Mahoneites than " Reiormers.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE DoNB'
The speaker then showed how the
Democrats had always been the friend oi
labor. twenty-five years ago the eight-
-. law had been passed by Demo